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Portageville downs NMCC Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/19)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Just three days removed from defeating Hayti on the road to capture its first conference championship since the 2011-2012 season, Portageville hosted longtime rival New Madrid County Central on Friday night. Circled on the calendar since the start of the season the two foes made their only meeting of the season memorable. After a strong first half showing, though, the Eagles did not respond well in the second half, leading to the Bulldogs clawing out a 54-48 win...
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One injured, one in custody after Charleston shooting
(Local News ~ 01/28/19)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — One person is hospitalized and another is in custody after a shooting Friday night in Charleston. At 6:50 p.m. Friday, Charleston DPS was notified that a person was shot in the 700 block of South Green Street. The victim was airlifted to an area hospital and was in serious condition as of Monday morning...
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Ernest Elledge
(Obituary ~ 01/28/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Ernest L. Elledge, 92, died Jan. 24, 2019, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Born May 18, 1926, in Lutesville, son of the late Paul and Furn Eaker Grant, he was a veteran of United States Army and served in Germany during World War II. He was a teacher and administrator for Sikeston Public Schools for almost 30 years. He pastored several General Baptist churches in the area. He was also involved in the American Cancer Society and the Boy Scouts...
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Bill Anderson
(Obituary ~ 01/28/19)
CAMPBELL, Mo. — Billy Jack Anderson passed peacefully at his home, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at 2:13 a.m. at age 82. Bill was the son of the late Fred and Lucy Anderson born July 19, 1936, in Broseley. The family moved to Malden when Bill was 6. He attended Malden Public School and worked odd jobs in Malden as a teen. As a young adult, he worked several years at the Pepsi plant in Malden...
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Margie Thompson
(Obituary ~ 01/28/19)
WASHINGTON, Mo. — Margie Caldwell Lynch Thompson, 87, died Jan. 20, 2019, at The Homestead at Hickory View. Born Feb. 15, 1931, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Early Ernest and wife Beulah Calvin Caldwell. For many years, she was a real estate agent in Franklin County. In the 1970s, she established and owned The Shoe Tree in Union. In the 1980s, she worked as an events coordinator at the Holiday Inn in Eureka and Drury Inn in St. Louis...
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Delmer McClain
(Obituary ~ 01/28/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Delmer Paul McClain, 91, died Jan. 27, 2019, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Born Aug. 17, 1927, in Puxico, son of the late William and Mandy Cook McClain, he was a retired maintenance man with Caterpillar in Joliet, Ill. He was a member of Greater Vision Pentecostal Church in Chaffee. He served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1945-1949...
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